Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan
October 11, 2008
1h 0m
Overview
All since the Soviet invasion in 1979 musicians have lived under restrictions in Afghanistan, before Mujahedin and Taliban tightened the reins even more. This documentary explores the position of music through more than twenty years of the country’s history. We meet musicians in Afghanistan and in exile, in addition to both believers who reject music and those having it as a central part of their religion.
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Cast
Aziz Ghaznawi
Himself - Head of Music Radio & TV AfghanistanMashinai
Himself - MusicianKhaled Arman
Himself - Ensemble KabulShiraz Siddiqi
Himself - Kabul ResidentNaqib Ahmad
Himself - Former MujahiddenNaghma
Herself - SingerWalayad Khan
Himself - Rubab MakerAmir Jan
Himself - MusicianAziza Feroz Afghan
Herself - SingerMike Wooldridge
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